Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and scimitars. Her bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and many gnolls want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Vistra was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Ploughman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Architect, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Verna is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Servant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 900 gp. Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'4" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red crest is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Hunter hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Hunter was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Huru abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). White opal (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.